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A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chapel at the funeral…A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chappel at the funeral…
A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chapel at the funeral of that learned gentleman, Mr. John Langley, late school-master of Pauls School in London, on the 21 day of September, 1657 / by Ed. Reynolds ...A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chappel at the funeral of that learned gentleman, Mr. John Langley, late school-master of Pauls School in London, on the 21 day of September, 1657 / by Ed. Reynolds ...
London: printed by T.N. for George Thomason, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Great was the happiness of this City in this particular, while it enjoyed this Worthy man, and great the loss in being deprived of him; For though through Gods goodness there be many excellent men remaining, out of whom some reparation may be made of so great a damage; yet still I look on the departure of this man, as if the middle and most precious Stone in a rich Jewel should drop out, which though many others remain in, cannot but be greatly missed, and bewailed.
Great was the happiness of this City in this particular, while it enjoyed this Worthy man, and great the loss in being deprived of him; For though through Gods goodness there be many excellent men remaining, out of whom some reparation may be made of so great a damage; yet still I look on the departure of this man, as if the middle and most precious Stone in a rich Iewel should drop out, which though many others remain in, cannot but be greatly missed, and bewailed.
Moses was unto the people of Israel, Poedagogus ad Christum, as the Apostle speaks of the Law, Gal. 3.25. and of other Teachers, 1 Cor. 4.15. And although he were so great a man, as no other Prophet (much less ordinary person) could parallel, Numb. 12.6, 7, 8. yet there may be resemblance where there is not equality.
Give me leave to make the comparison in several particulars; Three of which we have in the Text, Moses was Learned and Mighty in word and deed, in which Three, consisteth the excellency of a Teacher, and therefore the same ⟨p. 29⟩